The court established multiple protective measures, barring the husband from speaking with his wife and excluding him from her private bedroom in their shared flat. Evidence presented revealed severe past assaults, such as striking her with a walking stick, smashing home furnishings, and punching her eye decades earlier. Even though the husband retracted earlier admissions, the couple's grandson testified as an eyewitness to confirm the ongoing abuse. In addition to the legal restrictions, Magistrate Soh Kian Peng ordered both individuals to undergo mandatory counselling.
Key points
Legal intervention established residential boundaries and strict no-contact rules for a c…: Legal intervention established residential boundaries and strict no-contact rules for a couple sharing the same flat.
The court ruled that the husband posed a continuing risk because he failed to understand…: The court ruled that the husband posed a continuing risk because he failed to understand the impact of his actions.
Mandatory counselling orders were placed on both spouses alongside the formal protective…: Mandatory counselling orders were placed on both spouses alongside the formal protective and exclusion directives.
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- An elderly Singapore woman won a personal protection order against her husband after telling the court he had physically and verbally abused her for 50 years.
- Magistrate Soh Kian Peng also granted a no-contact order, and a domestic exclusion order.
- The court accepted her evidence, citing the judge's view that the husband's behaviour made future family violence likely.
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SINGAPORE - A woman who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her husband during their 50-year marriage has been granted a personal protection order against him.
According to a judgment dated Oct 22, the husband struck his wife with a walking stick, punched her in the eye, and hurled vulgarities at her.
The wife also testified he was prone to throwing and smashing objects at home when angry.
They had two daughters, one of whom died. The ages of the couple were not stated in court documents.
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